Quit Your Day Job with Alisha Fernandez Miranda

Quit Your Day Job with Alisha Fernandez Miranda

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Quit Your Day Job with Alisha Fernandez Miranda episodes

  • The Comedian: Jill Gonzalez

    Stand-up comedy is not for the faint of heart as Jill Gonzalez will tell you. Personal finance reporter and TV personality by day, hilarious stand-up comedian by night, Jill talks with Alisha about Oscar Meyer “cold dogs,” what topics are off limits in comedy (um…none), and the best way to handle a heckler. 


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    29 min
  • The Food Critic: Brett Anderson

    Legendary food writer Brett Anderson isn’t just an award-winning journalist and respected writer: he’s also an appreciative eater who knows that where there’s a meal, there’s a story. Brett joins Alisha to chat eating your way through New Orleans, a food critic’s ordering strategy, and how to balance parenting with a job that keeps you constantly on the go. 


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    35 min
  • The Musician: Kate Voegele

    Singer-songwriter, One Tree Hill cast member, and self-described introvert Kate Voegele has been writing songs since her high school days. Kate and Alisha explore the merits of the Midwest, how the music industry has changed (and why that’s a good thing), and how you know when it’s time to expand your horizons. 



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    35 min
  • The Visualizer: Patti Dobrowolski

    Can drawing help you unlock your potential? Patti Dobrowoloski thinks so — and she’s made a career of proving it’s true. She joins Alisha in this Season 3 kickoff to share how Broadway brought her to the boardroom, the worst rejection she ever received (and why it turned out to be a good thing), and why you should use visual goal-setting to plan your next move. 


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    36 min
  • The Retiree: Steve Lopez
    Our season finale is all about quitting your day job for good! Steve Lopez is the author of INDEPENDENCE DAY: What I Learned About Retirement from Some Who've Done It and Some Who Never Will. As the world of work shifts beneath our feet, LA Times journalist and four-time Pulitzer nominee Steve joins Alisha to chat about internships, the most common retirement dreams (the answers may surprise you!), and what happened when he died (briefly). 

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    32 min
  • The Writer: Bianca Bosker
    Known for being “obsessed with obsessions,” Bianca Bosker goes deep with her writing. The award-winning author of CORK DORK and contributor to The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times sits down with Alisha to discuss sensory deprivation (and inspiration), getting rejected, and if drinking all that wine really was as great as it sounded. 

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    36 min
  • The Entrepreneur: Monica Molenaar
    When Monica Molenaar couldn’t find the right job after taking time off to raise her kids, she decided to create her own. This serial entrepreneur, most recently the co-founder of women’s health platform Alloy joins Alisha to share tips for becoming your own boss and the pros and cons of working with your husband (the jury’s still out). 

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    35 min
  • The Chef and Sommelier: AngloThai
    Married couple John and Desiree Chantarasak are the brains (and tastebuds) behind AngloThai, a pop-up and soon-to-be restaurant whose fusion of Thai recipes with fresh British ingredients is sweeping the UK. John (author of Kin Thai) and Desiree (with surprise guest baby Rufus!) join Alisha to talk about transitioning their love for food and wine from passion project to career.

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    46 min
  • The Gardener: Maria Failla

    Maria Failla dreamed a dream of being on Broadway her whole life and reached it — just in time for the pandemic to shut everything down. Silver lining: it enabled her to transition her side hustle — being a “happy plant lady” — to become her main hustle. Listen in as the podcaster and author of GROWING JOY brings her Lesley Knope energy to this conversation, complete with using plants to change your outlook, routine, and life. 


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    36 min

About Quit Your Day Job with Alisha Fernandez Miranda

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Quit Your Day Job is a podcast for people still dreaming about their dream jobs. Alisha Fernandez Miranda — ex-CEO who quit her own career to take unpaid internships at the dream jobs of her…